November 28 1058: Casmir I the Restorer who was “the de jure monarch of Poland starting in 1034” during whose reign there were Jews living in the...
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This Day, January 17, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
January 17 395: Emperor Theodosius, I passed away in Milan. During his reign he instituted several laws that directly impacted his Jewish subject....
This Day, June 16, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
JUNE 16 1221: Massacre of the Jews of Erfurt, Germany which at one time was commemorated as a Fast Day on the 25th of Sivan. 1295: Mahmud Ghazan...
This Day, December 7, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
DECEMBER 7 43 BCE: The famous orator Marcus Tullius Cicero died. Cicero was a Patrician, member of the Senate and opponent of Julius Caesar....
This Day, October 11, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
OCTOBER 11 1138: Massive earthquake strikes Aleppo, Syria. According to tradition, the Jewish community traces its origins back to the time of King...
This Day, July 18, in Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
July 18 64: During the reign of Emperor Nero, the Great Fire begins in Rome. After the fire, Nero avoided the initial inclination to blame the...
This Day, April 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
April 24 70: During the Jewish rebellion against Rome, Roman legions break through Jerusalem’s middle wall, but are driven back by the Jewish...
This Day, May 23, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 23 142 BCE (23rd of Iyar): Simon the Hasmonean drove the Syrians and their allies out the citadel which was their last stronghold in...
This Day, May 8, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L
May 8 336: Emperor Constantine prohibits Jews from negatively interacting with their co-religionists who have converted to Christianity. "Jews are...